Life, laugh, and love of a teacher, a writer, a blogger, a traveler, a cat-lover, a roommate to Boss 'Ayat, and a first time mommy to baby Charley.

Friday, 1 May 2015

Fullybooked this April

April
2015 has been jam-packed with endless gatherings and activities for Baby
Charley. As much as we wanted to say, “Yes” to every invitation, we could not,
so we just prioritized where to go.

For
example, Baby Joaqui’s (Baby Charley’s cousin) first birthday party fell on the
same date as my boss’ wedding. Since, it is virtually impossible to attend
both, Team Hernandez just decided that Baby Charley and her Dad would attend
the Carnival party while I attend the formal wedding party. This way, we could
accommodate both invitations. Unfortunately, we had to decline two birthday
parties that fell on the same weekend.

Two
days after, we’re invited to a small dinner for a simple celebration of the end
of the school year. We went to Hossein’s
Persian Kebab in Makati Ave for an awesome, awesome dinner. It was our
first time to eat there, and we enjoyed all the food. Too bad we kinda
miscalculated Baby Charley’s slight changes in her sleep pattern. We stayed a
little late, so Baby Charley became a bratty teenager with all her mood swings.
Yes, she would laugh and giggle then turn the place upside down with her wails.
Next time, we have decided that a lunch would be friendlier to Baby Charley.
So, we’re looking forward to a lunch out and swimming at Rockwell Club.

Then,
that weekend, we went to Batangas for Baby Hailey’s (Baby Charley’s cousin)
first birthday party. This time, we were able to attend together as a family,
so you could say my roommate (my husband, btw) was pretty excited since he
could hang out with the boys. Since the Princess party was from 11 am till mid
afternoon, we prepared a lot of change of clothes and milk supplements for Baby
Charley. Unfortunately, we needed to miss a Superhero party of my close
friend’s daughter. We just agreed on a lunch out some time in May.

Two
days after the birthday party, we dropped by my Mom’s house in De Joya for a
simple 60th birthday celebration. It was a family-only affair so we
just had dinner, cake, and ice cream. On the same day, my brother had to go to
my cousin’s house for an adult birthday party (read as: drinking party). My
roommate politely declined the invitation since it’s just the three of us, and
any help is necessary.

The
following day, my mom, my brother, and his family then went to Bataan for a
Baptismal party. Here, we gotta decline, too, since it was tooooooo far for
Baby Charley. She’s just gonna drive everyone crazy during the travel time.
Besides, do you honestly believe we can prepare the baby to leave at one in the
morning? So, no, thank you.

This
Saturday, my roommate and I have to weigh our options really really well since there are two
important events that are gonna happen: 1)my Mom’s 60th birthday
celebration with the Sibulo Clan, and 2)a mini reunion plus pool party of
roommate’s Lumanglas clan. We understand that we have to be present in both,
and it could have been so much easier if it were just the two of us, but we
need to include Baby Charley now in the plan. So far, no decisions yet.

Hopefully,
my roommate and I could still squeeze a Team Hernandez bonding time with just
the three of us before May starts. Should that happen, that’s gonna be the best
among all of these!ü

Best Day Ever

*Update:
We have weighed our options and decided to attend my Mom’s 60th
birthday celebration first. The plan was we would just go to the Lumanglas
party early the next morning – it was an overnight event anyway. However, we
were misinformed that it was, and instead, it was only until 12midnight of
Saturday. Too bad we learnt it late; my roommate (my husband, btw) was too
“tipsy” to drive and Baby Charley was too tired to be civilised. In fact, we had to
leave my Mom’s party early (around 10:30pm) because Baby Charley could not
sleep with all the noise in the house.

Seriously, why do they have to be on the
same weekend – the last weekend of April before I go back to work? Rawr.